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Semmering, Villa Schiüler
July 21, 1925
Dear Friend
No, writing is really no hardship for me. I was glad to get news from you so soon, for my thoughts often stray from the self (which has become tiresome with all its demands) to others, to friends. When you describe your unusual preoccupation with your “poor Conrad,”1 then I, the experienced one, am comforted by the certainty that you will have to submit to this adaptation only for a limited time. A permanent new adjustment is far more difficult.
A strange thing occurred when, on looking through the list of the Congress lectures, I actually felt relief at not finding your name among the lecturers. To curb your mental activity with such a